G/SPS/N/KAZ/87  
 
5 July 2021  
(21-5312) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  KAZAKHSTAN  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of 
Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in  addition, 
where applicable):  Live poultry, hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat, 
all poultry products, feed and feed additives for birds, trophies of the chase, used 
equipment for the maintenance, slaughter and cutting of birds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Saxony -Anhalt, Saxony, Bavaria, Berlin and 
Bremen regions of Germany  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and 
Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the introduction 
of temporary restrictions on the importation into the territory of Kazakhstan from the 
administrative territories of G ermany (Saxony -Anhalt, Saxony, Bavaria, Berlin and 
Bremen) of live birds, hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat, all poultry 
products, feed and feed additives for birds, trophies of the chase, used equipment for 
keeping, slaughtering and cutting b irds, as well as transit from the above territories 
through the territory of Kazakhstan of live birds.  Language(s): 2. Number of pages: 
Kazakh, Russian  
6. Description of content:  The Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the 
Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan reports outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza 
in the administrative territories of Germany (Saxony -Anhalt, Saxony, Bavaria, Berlin and 
Bremen). In t his regard, since 5 June 2021 temporary restrictions have been introduced 
on the importation into the territory of Kazakhstan from the administrative territories of 
Germany (Saxony -Anhalt, Saxony, Bavaria, Berlin and Bremen) of live poultry, hatching 
eggs,  down and feathers, poultry meat, all poultry products that have not undergone heat 
treatment (at least 70 °C), feed and feed additives for birds (with the exception of feed 
additives of chemical and microbiological synthesis), trophies of the chase that h ave not 
undergone taxidermy treatment (feather game), used equipment for keeping, slaughtering 
and cutting birds, as well as transit from the above territories through the territory of 
Kazakhstan of live birds.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety,  [X] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Due to the outbreaks 
of highly pathogenic  avian influenza.  G/SPS/N/KAZ/87  
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this propos ed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
5 June 2021 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan  
Department for Foreign Trade Activity  
8 Mangilik Yel ave., "House of Ministries" Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7  
Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: +(7) 7172 743 761  
 +(7) 7172 768 602  
Fax: +(7) 7172 768  804 
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan  
Department for Foreign Trade Activity  
8 Mangilik Yel ave., "House of Ministries" Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7  
Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: +(7) 7172 743 761  
 +(7) 7172 768 602  
Fax: +(7) 7172 768  804 
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com